February 01, 2017 at 09:05AM
Emily Thornberry says Brexit bill must be voted through and party should focus on shaping Britain’s future outside the EU
Labour’s fight to shape Brexit will begin in earnest after article 50 is triggered, the shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, has said ahead of the Commons vote which is set to push forward the process for Britain to leave the EU.
While about 90 MPs are likely to oppose the second reading of the bill giving the government the power to trigger article 50, among them a number of Labour members defying a three-line whip, Thornberry said she accepted the measure had to go through.
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